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    Earl the Pug - Gardening

    Weekend Starts Now … plus a Little Garden Update

    July 9, 2015 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s the start of my weekend – as in, yay weekend!  I’m headed out shortly for a run … it’s a gorgeous 80 degree evening so we’ll see how that works for me. I’ve been pretty happy with my running regimen as of late – I think I’ve run pretty much…

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  • Gardening - Wordless Wednesday

    Wordless Wednesday: I'm Ready for Gardening.

    May 14, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Frost possibility? In mid-May. Of course it’s Minnesota. Sigh. Well, Mother Nature, when you are ready to give us spring in more than one-day increments, I will be ready to plant my vegetable gardens and pot my flower pots and get my hands dirty in the soil. Hint, hint.

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    Wordless Wednesday: Wishful Thinking.

    January 22, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Wishful thinking for a garden bed full of bright, colorful zinnias. Current temperature: -8 degrees (and that doesn’t count the wind chill). Yes, it’s January and yes, it’s Minnesota. But I can still take out my garden catalogs and wish for warmer, spring days. It’s what we do here in…

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    The Glory of the Late Summer Garden.

    August 28, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. – Alfred Austin My perennial flowers are loving this late summer heat wave, as long as I give them a…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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